“Where words fail, music speaks.” Hans Christian Andersen, Danish Author
What do we mean by “Classical Music”? There are classics in every artistic discipline, and music is no exception. Here at Stretta, you can find sheet music and scores from all periods of music history, and all musical forms! If you would like to know more about the meaning and origin of the term “Classical Music”, click here:
The term classical music, in a broader sense, separates what is often called “Serious Music” from Music for Entertainment and Folk Music . Classical music encompasses all periods of modern history, driven by Western composers from the Medieval Period, through the Baroque and Romantic Periods, to the modern classical music of today.
In a more narrow sense, The Classical Period means the historical period of classical music from around 1750 to 1800. It was a long period of musical development, from “Pre-Classical”, to “ Musical Sensibility”, through to “Music of the Enlightenment”. Baroque tonality continued to develop and transform, and became more complex, perfectly demonstrated through the music of the three“ Viennese Classics” Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven. There was a departure from figured bass and counterpoint, and a move towards clearly defined melody and accompaniment. Many important musical works, such as the symphony and the string quartet developed, and really came into their own in the classical period, and classical music itself also began to be more and more accessible, moving out of the court and church, and into the public eye.
In Ancient Rome, the term “classicus” was reserved for a citizen in the highest tax bracket. In a figurative sense, something exemplary or immaculate is called ’classic’, a good literary example being the ’Weimar Classics’ of Schiller and Goethe. One of the highest of accolades, being named a ’classic’, is almost always awarded posthumously, an artist is very rarely referred to as a ’classic’ during their lifetime.
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 4388
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 4384
for: 2 voices (SA), violin, cello, piano
Piano score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 4337
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 4331
for: Voice, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 4327
for: 2 oboes
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 4309
for: 2 guitars
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 4306
for: 2 voices (ST), violin, cello, piano
Piano score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 4302
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 4288
for: 2 flutes [oboes/violins]
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 4261
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 4257
for: Piano 4 hands
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 4251
for: Violin [flute], viola, guitar
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 4248
for: Treble recorder, bass recorder
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 4246
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 4227
for: Violin [flute/oboe], basso continuo
Score, parts, audio files
Item no.: 4225
for: 2 flutes [oboes/violins]
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 4205
for: Mixed choir (SAAB); basso continuo [organ] ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 4199
for: 2 trumpets (C/B-flat), 2 trombones (quartet)
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 4159
for: Trumpet (C/B-flat), 3 trombones
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 4103
for: Choir (3 voices)
Score
Item no.: 4072
for: Flute [violin], piano [keyboard/guitar]
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 4067
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 4052
for: Voice (medium/low), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 5741
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, cello, basso continuo [organ]
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 5733
for: 2 recorders (AT)
Ensemble score (pdf download)
Item no.: 5719
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 5701
for: Mixed choir (STB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 5681
for: Violin, basso continuo
Score, parts, audio files
Item no.: 5657
for: Organ [harpsichord]
Sheet music
Item no.: 5637
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 5631
for: Harpsichord [piano]
Sheet music
Item no.: 5629
for: Organ (manuals) [harpsichord]
Sheet music
Item no.: 5611
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 5608
for: Mixed choir (ATTB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 5601
for: Piano
Sheet music, audio file
Item no.: 5540
for: Guitar
Sheet music, audio file
Item no.: 5520
for: Piano
Sheet music, audio file
Item no.: 5509
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 5481
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 5460
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 5440
for: 2 violins, basso continuo
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 5395
for: 3 voices (high), basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 5383
for: Women's choir (SAA) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 5340
for: Male choir (TTB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 5339
for: 2 soloists (TB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, basso continuo
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 5325
for: 2 violins, basso continuo
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 5318
for: Flute, guitar
Score, parts (pdf download)
Item no.: 5293